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Testimony September 23, 2003 to the New York Senate Concerning Attrition of Students from New York Schools
Testimony presented to the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Education public hearing "Regents Learning Standards and High School Graduation Requirements" by Dr. Walter Haney (Boston College, Center For the Study of Testing, Evaluation and Education Policy) ![]()
Dr. Haney makes the following points:
1) New York has one of the worst graduation rates in the nation. 2) rates at which Black and Hispanic students are graduating from high school in New York are shockingly low 3) rates at which students in New York are missing between grades 9 and 10 have been increasing over the past decade, a condition that bodes ill for their likelihood of persisting in school to graduation 4) The increasing attrition of students from New York public schools prior to graduation is clearly associated with implementation of the new (ill-conceived) Regents graduation exams Diana Jean Schemo debates Dr. Haney's conclusions in the NY Times January 18, 2004, suggesting that other factors are involved such as demographics. |